Astrophotography by Eddie Guscott
Situated in Lyra, this is thought to be one of the oldest open clusters, at around 8 billion years old.
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| Date/Location: | Corringham 11 June 2006 |
| Equipment: | 5 inch f/6 TMB refractor on AP900 mount on AP900 mount |
| Camera/Exposure: | ST2000XM CCD camera/Astrodon filters LRGB 92/40/40/40 1x1 all 4 min subs. |
| Notes: | The sky didn't get properly dark and there are still some background gradients. |